| Description |
1 online resource (219 pages) |
| Series |
Comparative Development and Policy in Asia, 2 |
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Comparative Development and Policy in Asia, 2
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| Contents |
Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Labour migration and social development in China; 1 Migration and poverty alleviation in China; 2 Migrant remittances in China: The distribution of economic benefits and social costs; 3 Hukou reform and social security for migrant workers in China; 4 Migrant children and migrant schooling: Policies, problems and possibilities; 5 Migration in China: Reproductive and sexual health issues; 6 Housing and migrants in cities |
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7 The making of a global dormitory labour regime: Labour protection and labour organizing of migrant women in South China8 Civil society and migrants in China; Index |
| Summary |
This book examines labour migration in China, focusing in particular on the social dimensions, exploring important issues including poverty alleviation, inequality, social insurance, health and education, and the role of NGOs. It considers the impact of changing government policy, which has made social issues more central to national development policies |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Migrant labor -- China
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Migration, Internal -- Economic aspects -- China
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Migration, Internal -- Social aspects -- China
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Migrant labor
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Migration, Internal -- Economic aspects
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Migration, Internal -- Social aspects
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Social policy
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Social policy
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| Subject |
China
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780203890592 |
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0203890590 |
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